But Abram said to Sarai, “Behold, your servant is in your power; do to her as you please.” Then Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her.

It is in my power to do you harm. But the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’

Joseph Rises to Power

This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his servants.

“Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the firstfruits of my strength, preeminent in dignity and preeminent in power.

And the Lord said to Moses, “When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

But for this purpose I have raised you up, to show you my power, so that my name may be proclaimed in all the earth.

Israel saw the great power that the Lord used against the Egyptians, so the people feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

Your right hand, O Lord, glorious in power, your right hand, O Lord, shatters the enemy.

But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand?

and I will break the pride of your power, and I will make your heavens like iron and your earth like bronze.

They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

And now, please let the power of the Lord be great as you have promised, saying,

Balaam said to Balak, “Behold, I have come to you! Have I now any power of my own to speak anything? The word that God puts in my mouth, that must I speak.”

And because he loved your fathers and chose their offspring after them and brought you out of Egypt with his own presence, by his great power,

Beware lest you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.’

You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

For they are your people and your heritage, whom you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm.’

For the Lord will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants, when he sees that their power is gone and there is none remaining, bond or free.

and for all the mighty power and all the great deeds of terror that Moses did in the sight of all Israel.

So when the men of Ai looked back, behold, the smoke of the city went up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that, for the people who fled to the wilderness turned back against the pursuers.

Then Joshua said to the house of Joseph, to Ephraim and Manasseh, “You are a numerous people and have great power. You shall not have one allotment only,

And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has the Lord defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh, that it may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies.”

Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.

David also defeated Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to restore his power at the river Euphrates.

And as soon as the royal power was firmly in his hand, he struck down his servants who had struck down the king his father.

Pul the king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, that he might help him to confirm his hold on the royal power.

but you shall fear the Lord, who brought you out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm. You shall bow yourselves to him, and to him you shall sacrifice.

Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.

Both riches and honor come from you, and you rule over all. In your hand are power and might, and in your hand it is to make great and to give strength to all.

Jeroboam did not recover his power in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down, and he died.

and said, “O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.

And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father.

But go, act, be strong for the battle. Why should you suppose that God will cast you down before the enemy? For God has power to help or to cast down.”

Under their command was an army of 307,500, who could make war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

Then, when the copy of King Artaxerxes' letter was read before Rehum and Shimshai the scribe and their associates, they went in haste to the Jews at Jerusalem and by force and power made them cease.

For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, “The hand of our God is for good on all who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.”

They are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great power and by your strong hand.

Now our flesh is as the flesh of our brothers, our children are as their children. Yet we are forcing our sons and our daughters to be slaves, and some of our daughters have already been enslaved, but it is not in our power to help it, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.”

And all the acts of his power and might, and the full account of the high honor of Mordecai, to which the king advanced him, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia?

In famine he will redeem you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Why do the wicked live, reach old age, and grow mighty in power?

The man with power possessed the land, and the favored man lived in it.

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No; he would pay attention to me.

Yet God prolongs the life of the mighty by his power; they rise up when they despair of life.

“How you have helped him who has no power! How you have saved the arm that has no strength!

By his power he stilled the sea; by his understanding he shattered Rahab.

Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways, and how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

It hurls at him without pity; he flees from its power in headlong flight.

Behold, God is exalted in his power; who is a teacher like him?

The Almighty—we cannot find him; he is great in power; justice and abundant righteousness he will not violate.

Behold, his strength in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.

Be exalted, O Lord, in your strength! We will sing and praise your power.

Deliver my soul from the sword, my precious life from the power of the dog!

The Lord will not abandon him to his power or let him be condemned when he is brought to trial.

But God will ransom my soul from the power of Sheol, for he will receive me. Selah

Kill them not, lest my people forget; make them totter by your power and bring them down, O Lord, our shield!

Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this: that power belongs to God,

So I have looked upon you in the sanctuary, beholding your power and glory.

they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.

Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.

that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations.

Summon your power, O God, the power, O God, by which you have worked for us.

Ascribe power to God, whose majesty is over Israel, and whose power is in the skies.

Awesome is God from his sanctuary; the God of Israel—he is the one who gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!

So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.

because they did not believe in God and did not trust his saving power.

He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens, and by his power he led out the south wind;

They did not remember his power or the day when he redeemed them from the foe,

and delivered his power to captivity, his glory to the hand of the foe.

Let the groans of the prisoners come before you; according to your great power, preserve those doomed to die!

What man can live and never see death? Who can deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah

Who considers the power of your anger, and your wrath according to the fear of you?

Let your work be shown to your servants, and your glorious power to their children.

Yet he saved them for his name's sake, that he might make known his mighty power.

So he saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy.

Their enemies oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their power.

Your people will offer themselves freely on the day of your power, in holy garments; from the womb of the morning, the dew of your youth will be yours.

He has shown his people the power of his works, in giving them the inheritance of the nations.

They shall speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power,

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Evil Under the Sun

Again I saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them.

Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.

a man to whom God gives wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing of all that he desires, yet God does not give him power to enjoy them, but a stranger enjoys them. This is vanity; it is a grievous evil.

No man has power to retain the spirit, or power over the day of death. There is no discharge from war, nor will wickedness deliver those who are given to it.

All this I observed while applying my heart to all that is done under the sun, when man had power over man to his hurt.

Behold, the Lord God of hosts will lop the boughs with terrifying power; the great in height will be hewn down, and the lofty will be brought low.

Do you think that mere words are strategy and power for war? In whom do you now trust, that you have rebelled against me?

Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

These two things shall come to you in a moment, in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.

Behold, they are like stubble; the fire consumes them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. No coal for warming oneself is this, no fire to sit before!

Why, when I came, was there no man; why, when I called, was there no one to answer? Is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem? Or have I no power to deliver? Behold, by my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a desert; their fish stink for lack of water and die of thirst.

It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

“Therefore, behold, I will make them know, this once I will make them know my power and my might, and they shall know that my name is the Lord.”

Therefore deliver up their children to famine; give them over to the power of the sword; let their wives become childless and widowed. May their men meet death by pestilence, their youths be struck down by the sword in battle.

“It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me.

‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you.

“It is he who made the earth by his power, who established the world by his wisdom, and by his understanding stretched out the heavens.

“Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.

Because you cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment,

You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

And the satraps, the prefects, the governors, and the king's counselors gathered together and saw that the fire had not had any power over the bodies of those men. The hair of their heads was not singed, their cloaks were not harmed, and no smell of fire had come upon them.

and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

He delivers and rescues; he works signs and wonders in heaven and on earth, he who has saved Daniel from the power of the lions.”

I saw the ram charging westward and northward and southward. No beast could stand before him, and there was no one who could rescue from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.

I saw him come close to the ram, and he was enraged against him and struck the ram and broke his two horns. And the ram had no power to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground and trampled on him. And there was no one who could rescue the ram from his power.

As for the horn that was broken, in place of which four others arose, four kingdoms shall arise from his nation, but not with his power.

His power shall be great—but not by his own power; and he shall cause fearful destruction and shall succeed in what he does, and destroy mighty men and the people who are the saints.

And he shall stir up his power and his heart against the king of the south with a great army. And the king of the south shall wage war with an exceedingly great and mighty army, but he shall not stand, for plots shall be devised against him.

And I heard the man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the stream; he raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven and swore by him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time, and that when the shattering of the power of the holy people comes to an end all these things would be finished.

I shall ransom them from the power of Sheol; I shall redeem them from Death. O Death, where are your plagues? O Sheol, where is your sting? Compassion is hidden from my eyes.

Woe to the Oppressors

Woe to those who devise wickedness and work evil on their beds! When the morning dawns, they perform it, because it is in the power of their hand.

But as for me, I am filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice and might, to declare to Jacob his transgression and to Israel his sin.

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power.

Then he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.

But behold, the Lord will strip her of her possessions and strike down her power on the sea, and she shall be devoured by fire.

But Jesus answered them, “You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God.

Then will appear in heaven the sign of the Son of Man, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

Jesus said to him, “You have said so. But I tell you, from now on you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

And Jesus, perceiving in himself that power had gone out from him, immediately turned about in the crowd and said, “Who touched my garments?”

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God?

And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory.

And Jesus said, “I am, and you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.”

and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”

And the angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.

Jesus Begins His Ministry

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and a report about him went out through all the surrounding country.

And they were all amazed and said to one another, “What is this word? For with authority and power he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out!”

Jesus Heals a Paralytic

On one of those days, as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was with him to heal.

And all the crowd sought to touch him, for power came out from him and healed them all.

But Jesus said, “Someone touched me, for I perceive that power has gone out from me.”

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

And he called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons and to cure diseases,

Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.

And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.

When I was with you day after day in the temple, you did not lay hands on me. But this is your hour, and the power of darkness.”

But from now on the Son of Man shall be seated at the right hand of the power of God.”

And behold, I am sending the promise of my Father upon you. But stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk?

And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?”

And with great power the apostles were giving their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all.

Stephen Is Seized

And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.

They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.”

saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’

and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

The Righteous Shall Live by Faith

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.”

What if God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

And even they, if they do not continue in their unbelief, will be grafted in, for God has the power to graft them in again.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

by the power of signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God—so that from Jerusalem and all the way around to Illyricum I have fulfilled the ministry of the gospel of Christ;

For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.

Christ the Wisdom and Power of God

For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.

and my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,

so that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord wills, and I will find out not the talk of these arrogant people but their power.

For the kingdom of God does not consist in talk but in power.

When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,

And God raised the Lord and will also raise us up by his power.

Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.

It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

Treasure in Jars of Clay

But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.

by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left;

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.

and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might

far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.

in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience—

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace, which was given me by the working of his power.

that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,

Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,

that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself.

being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;

because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.

To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power,

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,

for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God,

having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil,

who has become a priest, not on the basis of a legal requirement concerning bodily descent, but by the power of an indestructible life.

By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised.

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Confirm Your Calling and Election

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence,

Christ's Glory and the Prophetic Word

For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

whereas angels, though greater in might and power, do not pronounce a blasphemous judgment against them before the Lord.

We know that we are from God, and the whole world lies in the power of the evil one.

“‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

“Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”

saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”

Then I saw another angel ascending from the rising of the sun, with the seal of the living God, and he called with a loud voice to the four angels who had been given power to harm earth and sea,

saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”

Then from the smoke came locusts on the earth, and they were given power like the power of scorpions of the earth.

They have tails and stings like scorpions, and their power to hurt people for five months is in their tails.

For the power of the horses is in their mouths and in their tails, for their tails are like serpents with heads, and by means of them they wound.

They have the power to shut the sky, that no rain may fall during the days of their prophesying, and they have power over the waters to turn them into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague, as often as they desire.

saying, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.

And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, “Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God.

And the beast that I saw was like a leopard; its feet were like a bear's, and its mouth was like a lion's mouth. And to it the dragon gave his power and his throne and great authority.

and the sanctuary was filled with smoke from the glory of God and from his power, and no one could enter the sanctuary until the seven plagues of the seven angels were finished.

They were scorched by the fierce heat, and they cursed the name of God who had power over these plagues. They did not repent and give him glory.

And the ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received royal power, but they are to receive authority as kings for one hour, together with the beast.

These are of one mind, and they hand over their power and authority to the beast.

for God has put it into their hearts to carry out his purpose by being of one mind and handing over their royal power to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.

For all nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality, and the kings of the earth have committed immorality with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown rich from the power of her luxurious living.”

Rejoicing in Heaven

After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,

Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such the second death has no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.